greek drama

Still haunting millennia later, Sophocles' "Ajax" is one of the extraordinary works of world Drama.  Join us as we discuss the tragic story of a the Trojan War hero Ajax and the psychological rupture that the bloodshed caused him.  

Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dr. Gary Stickel discuss.

The perfect cautionary tale for why you should never receive gifts from an angry ex. In the final of our three Greek Tragedy episodes for season one, we discuss how playwright Euripides modified the story of Medea and take a quick dive into Greek mythology. 

Content Warning: Discussion of family violence and filicide.

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Was Antigone the original kick-arse woman character? She’s definitely not going down without a fight. In this episode we also take a look around some theatre architecture, the social context in which Greek tragedies were performed, and what it was like to watch a show in 442 BCE.

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Long before the invention of the combustion engine Sophocles showed us that road rage never pays. In the first of three episodes on Greek Tragedy, we meet Oedipus the King and get our brains and tongues around hamartia, hubris, and catharsis.

Content Warning: Discussion of incest and suicide.

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